Bachelor of Music in Music Composition

West Virginia University

The Bachelor of Music in Composition at WVU is your gateway to becoming a versatile composer, proficient in both acoustic and electronic styles, developing essential skills in music editing, copying, arranging, and transcribing to transform musical ideas into polished compositions, organizing, promoting, and managing public events to showcase your work and connect with audiences, entrepreneurial aptitude to share your compositions with the world and forge your own path in the music industry, audio engineering and recording studio management to bring your compositions to life with professional quality, and computer technology competency to harness the power of technology to enhance your compositions. WVU provides the platform for students to explore their passion for composition and develop the skills needed to thrive in today's music landscape, with acceptance to the program requiring admission to WVU along with a successful audition and portfolio review, which may also qualify applicants for a School of Music scholarship.

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